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"Guard JAG becomes Army's only Native American general
National Guard, Dec 2000 by Burlas, Joe
Oklahoma
When Col. Thomas S. Walker put on his brigadier stars last month, he became the only Native American general officer currently serving in the Army, according to Pentagon general officer management offices.
Walker, who traces his lineage from both Cherokee and Wyandot Indian tribes, was promoted Veterans Day at the Ardmore, Okla., National Guard Armory. He is assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard's State Area Command.
"While I am honored to be known as a Native American general, I am even prouder to be representative of a very diverse and culturally rich Oklahoma society," Walker said. "So many Native Americans serve [in the military] that it makes me think I'm not much different. "
The first Native American Army general officer was William McIntosh, a Creek Indian. He commanded an Army regiment of 1,500 Creek warriors as a brigadier general during the First Seminole War from 1815 to 1818.
Among the Native American general officers to follow was Osage tribesman and Army Col. Clarence Tinker was promoted to brigadier in 1941. He was promoted to major general in 1942 and was shortly thereafter killed in action while leading a group of LB-30 bombers near Wake Island. Oklahoma's Tinker Air Force Base is named after him.
Walker was awarded of his juris doctorate in law from the University of Oklahoma in 1972.
Walker is currently working as a special assistant to the judge advocate general of the Army.
-By Joe Buries
Copyright National Guard Association of the United States Dec 2000
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved"
"Guard JAG becomes Army's only Native American general
National Guard, Dec 2000 by Burlas, Joe
Oklahoma
When Col. Thomas S. Walker put on his brigadier stars last month, he became the only Native American general officer currently serving in the Army, according to Pentagon general officer management offices.
Walker, who traces his lineage from both Cherokee and Wyandot Indian tribes, was promoted Veterans Day at the Ardmore, Okla., National Guard Armory. He is assigned to the Oklahoma Army National Guard's State Area Command.
"While I am honored to be known as a Native American general, I am even prouder to be representative of a very diverse and culturally rich Oklahoma society," Walker said. "So many Native Americans serve [in the military] that it makes me think I'm not much different. "
The first Native American Army general officer was William McIntosh, a Creek Indian. He commanded an Army regiment of 1,500 Creek warriors as a brigadier general during the First Seminole War from 1815 to 1818.
Among the Native American general officers to follow was Osage tribesman and Army Col. Clarence Tinker was promoted to brigadier in 1941. He was promoted to major general in 1942 and was shortly thereafter killed in action while leading a group of LB-30 bombers near Wake Island. Oklahoma's Tinker Air Force Base is named after him.
Walker was awarded of his juris doctorate in law from the University of Oklahoma in 1972.
Walker is currently working as a special assistant to the judge advocate general of the Army.
-By Joe Buries
Copyright National Guard Association of the United States Dec 2000
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved"